Horse-releaser.



PATENTED FEB. 21, 1905.

A. J. H. GRILLOT.

HORSE RELEASBR.

Arrnmnmz IILBD JUNE 6, 1904.

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PATENT price.

ALBERT J. H. GRILLOT, OF ERIE, KANSAS.

HORSE-RELEASER.

I SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 783,264, datedFebruary 21, 1905.

Application filed June 6, 1-904. Serial No. 211,441.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALBERT J. H. GRILLoT, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Erie, in the county of Neosho, State of Kansas, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Horse-Releasers; and Ido hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exactdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to horse-releasers; and it has for object toprovide a cheap and simple construction wherein under normal conditionsthe traces or tugs will be held securely to the swingletrees and whendesired may be instantlydisengaged therefrom, a further object of theinvention being to provide a specific construction and arrangement ofparts which will insure an eflicient operation under all conditions.

In the drawings forming a portion of this specification, and in whichlike numerals of reference indicate similar parts in the several views,Figure 1 is a top plan view showing a portion of a vehicle having atongue, a doubletree, and swingletrees equipped with the presentinvention. Fig. 2 is a vertical section through one of the swingletreesand the parts carried thereby. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the platethat is secured upon the swingletree.

Referring now to the drawings, there is shown the tongue of a vehicleupon which is pivoted the usual doubletree 6, upon the ends of which aremounted swingletrees 7, resting on wear-plates 8 upon the end portionsof the doubletree. Upon each swingletree is secured a plate 9, having atthe central portion of its upper face the cylindrical boss 10, throughthe center of which is passed the bolt 11, that extends through theswingletree and the end of the doubletree, passingthrough the plate 8and connecting the swingletree pivotally with the doubletree.Longitudinally of the upper face of the plate 9 are formed grooves orchannels12 and 13, which extend from the boss 10 through the ends of theplate 9, and in these channels are slidably engaged the ends of rods 14,having their extremities turned upwardly, as shown at 15, the outer endsof these rods passing through guides 16 and engaging removably in theupwardly-directed bills 17 of hooks 18 at the ends of the swingletree.The outer end portions of the rods 14. are adapted to engage in the eyes19 at the rear ends of the tugs or traces 20 to hold the latter to theswingletree. When the rods are drawn inwardly out of engagement with theeyes of the traces or tugs, the latter are released. To reciprocate therods 14: to engage or release the traces or tugs, a disk 20 is pivotedupon the bolt 11 against the upper end of the boss 10 and is providedwith cam-slots 21 and 22, in which the upturned ends 15, respectively,of the rods 14 are engaged. The cam-slots are eccentric to the disk, sothat when the disk is oscillated the upturned ends 15 are moved towardand away from the center of the disk with the desired result.

To oscillate the disks 20 of the two swingletrees, said disks areprovided with radiating arms 25, to which are connected rods 26, thatextend toward each other and are connected to one end of the angularlever or rocker 27, which is pivoted upon the bolt 28, which connectsthe doubletree to the tongue, and from the opposite end of this angularlever or rocker extends a cable 29, which extends into the vehicle-body,so that it may be grasped and drawn to swing the rocker and give to thedisks each a partial rotation sufficient to withdraw the ends of the rod14 from the traces or tugs.

What is claimed is In a horse-releaser, the combination with aswingletree, of hooks at the ends thereof provided with guides, a platecarried by the swingletree and having a cylindrical extension at itscenter and longitudinal grooves extending from the cylindrical extensionto the ends of the said plate, rods slidably engaged within the groovesin the said plate and the guides at the ends of the swingletree, andhaving their inner ends bent upwardly, a disk mounted upon said plateand having cam-slots in which the upwardly-turned end portions of therods are slidably engaged, and means for oscillating the disk.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

. ALBERT J. H. GRILLO".

Witnesses:

GEO. D. SMIRL, FRED L. 'SMIRL.

